Fire damages machine at Formed Fiber

No one was hurt in a fire at Formed Fiber in Auburn Friday night. The call came in at about 11 p.m. Workers at the facility tried to put out the fire on their own with fire extinguishers, but could not. Everyone was able to get out of the building safely.

Auburn firefighters tell News 8 it was a substantial fire in one of the fiber machines. It took firefighters 45 minutes to get the fire under control. The fire grew to two alarms, with crews from Lewiston also helping in the fight. Firefighters called this a labor-intensive fire and said they had to vent the roof.

Investigators from the Auburn Fire Department and Formed Fiber are working to find the exact cause of the fire. Initial estimates show there is $100,000 worth of damage.